SFGiants post ‘It Gets Better’ anti-homophobia video

The San Francisco Giants posted its ”It Gets Better” video on YouTube this morning, becoming the first professional sports team to join the online campaign against gay bullying and homophobia. The video can be viewed at sfgiants.com and at itgetsbetter.org/sfgiants.

Dressed in their uniform with the ballpark in the backdrop, the world champions look directly into the camera to make their pitch.

”We all know how difficult life can be as a teenager,” Zito starts out. ” We’ve all been there and had to deal with the pressure to fit in and be accepted by our peers.” Romo adds. ”It’s particularly challenging for LGBT teens who face adversity and intolerance in their daily lives,” Cain says.

They say there’s no place for hatred or bullying in our society and plead with people to not give up hope in despair. The video ends with the come-away message, spoken by the players and coach in English, Spanish and Japanese: ”It gets better.”

The Giants announced last month that they would participate in the burgeoning ”It Gets Better” campaign after lifelong Giants fan Sean Chapin began an online petition drive urging the team on. Giants officials said that while they already had been planning to make a video, Chapin’s lobbying speeded up production.